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    Flagship Economic Report Highlights why Global Cooperation is Key

    The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023...
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    India-Nepal Joint Commission Meetings to Kick Off Today

    External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will begin on Thursday a two-day visit to Kathmandu to co-chair 7th meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission. External Affairs...
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    Accountability

    Jail Term for Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus

    Embroiled in a protracted row with the government, Muhammad Yunus has got a jail term for violations of the country's labour laws. He is...
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    Housing, land and property rights

    Modi Scores Political Points at Housing Inaugural

    The Prime Minister said, today’s government is the government of the poor, so it cannot leave the poor on their own terms, and therefore, today the poor is at...
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh: High Growth, But Little Employment

    Many of the new jobless people are women, a large number of whom lost their jobs due to their failure to adapt to technology...
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    Finance and Economy

    Development Banks Should Reform Their Lending Practices

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank share a common goal of raising living standards in their member countries. This week, the...
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    Finance and Economy

    Trade Growth to Slow Sharply in 2023 as Global Economy Faces Strong Headwinds

    The new WTO forecast estimates world GDP at market exchange rates will grow by 2.8 per cent in 2022 and 2.3 per cent in...
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    Inclusion

    Invisible Workers: Durga Puja Artisans Face Socio-Economic Deprivation

    A UNESCO tag reconfirms the rich cultural heritage of the Durga Puja in Kolkata, but the people who create the grand spectacle face dismal...
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    The question is whether the solution lies in expanding state powers so extensively that the line between regulation and control disappears.
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